Operation Dunkirk

Director Nick Lyon Starring Ifan Meredith, Kimberley Hews, Darren Hill Score 0/6 A band of soldiers must battle their way through Nazi territory to rescue a scientist that could help turn the tide of WWII. I’d like to take this opportunity to say thank you to Gerard Pauwels who played Colonel Plummer in Operation Dunkirk…

Tomb Invader

Director James Thomas Staring Gina Vitori, Andrew J Katers, Samantha Bowling Rated TV-14 Score 0/6 Archaeologist, Alabama Channing, is recruited by a mysterious billionaire to help find an ancient Chinese relic. The same treasure that her mother was in search of before she went missing. Just to get this out in the open, The Asylum…

Nightmare Wedding

Director Jose Montesinos Starring Nicola Posener, Evan Henderson, Isaac Reyes Rated TV-14 Score 0/6 Sandy’s past transgression, with her fiancé ‘s best friend Roman, comes back to haunt her when he becomes their best man. Roman is mentally unbalanced and determined to make Sandy his own bride. The next few movies that are going to…

Filming Started on Season 2 of The Letdown

ABC, Screen Australia and Create NSW have announced that filming has started in Sydney on the highly anticipated season two of the AACTA Award-winning comedy The Letdown. Produced by Julian Morrow (The Checkout, The Chaser’s War on Everything) and Linda Micsko (Maximum Choppage, Laid) for Giant Dwarf, creators/writers Sarah Scheller and Alison Bell once again…

The ABC Receives 57 AACTA Award nominations

The ABC has scored an unrivalled 57 AACTA (Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts) Award nominations across 23 categories, more than any other broadcaster, with Mystery Road and Riot both in line to win 11 of Australia’s top screen prizes. The ABC’s landmark Mystery Road (Best Drama) and Riot (Best Telefeature or Mini Series)…

The First Purge

Director Gerard McMurray Starring Y’lan Noel, Lex Scott Davis, Joivan Wade Rated MA Score 2.5/6 America’s third political party, the New Founding Fathers of America, comes to power and conducts an experiment: no laws for 12 hours on Staten Island. No one has to stay on the island, but $5,000 is given to anyone who…

Restored Field Gun Returned to Public Display

A World War One era artillery piece – captured from the Ottoman Empire but resident in WA for almost a century – was today officially returned to public display after an extensive restoration process. The German-made Krupp 75mm field gun was manufactured in 1905 as part of an Ottoman Empire order for 600 such weapons.…

Writer-Producer Chris Van Dusen Signs Netflix Deal

Writer-producer Chris Van Dusen has signed a brand new, multi-year series overall deal with Netflix. Under the terms of the agreement, Van Dusen will create new series and other projects for the streaming platform. His first will be Shondaland’s Untitled Bridgerton Project, a one-hour drama ordered straight-to-series, based on Julia Quinn’s best-selling novels. Van Dusen…

Bohemian Rhapsody

Director Bryan Singer Starring Rami Malek, Lucy Boynton, Joseph Mazzello Rated M Score 6/6 A chronicle of the years leading up to Queen’s legendary appearance at the Live Aid (1985) concert. Okay, it should be noted that director Bryan Singer was fired during the production of Bohemian Rhapsody and replaced by Dexter Fletcher. But the…

Netflix Working on Wyclef Jean CG Animated Musical

Netflix has announced that it is working with musical visionary Wyclef Jean on a CG animated feature film that reimagines his life story. Stampede, the recently launched entertainment media company from Greg Silverman, is partnering with the three-time Grammy Award-winning musician to produce the feature film, which will be written by Justin Marks (The Jungle…

BBC Two Commissions Series Documenting Archaeological Discoveries Along HS2 Route

BBC Two has commissioned a major new TV series documenting the huge number of archaeological discoveries being made along the length of the HS2 route. Made by Lion Television, Britain’s Biggest Dig (working title) has been granted exclusive access to HS2’s archaeology teams, offering a unique opportunity to record and explore the biggest archaeological excavation…

Five New German Titles Coming to Netflix

Kelly Luegenbiehl, Vice President Original Series Europe Netflix, has announced the development and production of five new German projects launching on Netflix from 2019. All titles will be available in over 190 countries where Netflix is available. “At Netflix, we want to tell local stories with global appeal. We are excited to have found this…

Skyscraper

Director Rawson Marshall Thurber Starring Dwayne Johnson, Neve Campbell, Chin Han Rated M Score 5/6 Skyscraper released in stores on Wednesday 31 October on DVD & Blu-Ray A security expert must infiltrate a burning skyscraper, 225 stories above ground, when his family are trapped inside by criminals. I’ve mentioned this fact about myself in the…

Future world

Director James Franco & Bruce Thierry Cheung Starring James Franco, Suki Waterhouse, Jeffrey Wahlberg Rated MA Score 3/6 A young boy searches a future world wasteland for a rumoured cure for his dying mother. Future World is not as bad as some critics are making out to be, but then again it really is not…

WA Government Extends Local Lobster Program

Additional supplies of Western Australia’s prized western rock lobster will be made available for WA families and tourists to enjoy over the summer festive season through to Easter 2019. The McGowan Government is extending the popular Local Lobster Program for a four-month period, to bring an extra 25,000 lobsters to dining tables in homes and…